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- 25 January 2008, 18:38
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
The competent authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany granted the General Prosecutor's Office permission for extradition of the Russian Federation citizen ConstantinKonovalenko. In the near future he will be brought to Russia for the purposes of criminal responsibility and serving the sentence.
As the investigation detected, in September 2004 with a purpose of fast and illicit enrichment Konovalenko developed a mechanism for obtaining fraudulent criminal proceeds. He accused the commission of the offences specified in art.4 cl.159 and art.3 cl.30, art.4 cl.159 of the Russian Criminal Code (fraud and attempted fraud committed by a group of persons on an especially large scale).
In order to realize their criminal intentions Konovalenko created and headed an organized criminal group. Its members are senior MIA Russia and visiting assistant to the State Duma deputy of the Russian Federation, which in 2006 were sentenced to long prison terms.
There were others in that group as wekk, posing as high-ranking representatives of the special services of Russia and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Depending on the circumstances, they used their own or assumed names, false documents and mobile phones in the names of other people.
The perpetrators gained trust of the heads of credit institutions by creating an image of persons with possibilities to solve issues in CentralBank of Russia, and other regulatory and law enforcement agencies. To that end, they used expensive cars, business style clothing, and made appointments with their victims at prestigious cafes and restaurants in downtown Moscow. During the talks, the members brought to the attention of the victims information on their alleged acquaintance with heads of various ministries and departments, gave well-known names. To exert psychological impact on the victims they provided false information, including criminal charges brought against them.
As a result, in Moscow in the period from September 2004 to May 2005 in members of organized criminal groups, under the leadership of Konovalenko by deception and abuse of trust stole the property of general managers of credit organizations and participants in commercial activities in particularly large amounts totaling more than 30 million roubles. Moreover, by committing fraud, they were going to steal property worth more than 29 million rubles, but their criminal activity was stopped in time.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
25 January 2008, 18:38
On Extradition to Russia Constantin Konovalenko accused of fraud
The competent authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany granted the General Prosecutor's Office permission for extradition of the Russian Federation citizen ConstantinKonovalenko. In the near future he will be brought to Russia for the purposes of criminal responsibility and serving the sentence.
As the investigation detected, in September 2004 with a purpose of fast and illicit enrichment Konovalenko developed a mechanism for obtaining fraudulent criminal proceeds. He accused the commission of the offences specified in art.4 cl.159 and art.3 cl.30, art.4 cl.159 of the Russian Criminal Code (fraud and attempted fraud committed by a group of persons on an especially large scale).
In order to realize their criminal intentions Konovalenko created and headed an organized criminal group. Its members are senior MIA Russia and visiting assistant to the State Duma deputy of the Russian Federation, which in 2006 were sentenced to long prison terms.
There were others in that group as wekk, posing as high-ranking representatives of the special services of Russia and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Depending on the circumstances, they used their own or assumed names, false documents and mobile phones in the names of other people.
The perpetrators gained trust of the heads of credit institutions by creating an image of persons with possibilities to solve issues in CentralBank of Russia, and other regulatory and law enforcement agencies. To that end, they used expensive cars, business style clothing, and made appointments with their victims at prestigious cafes and restaurants in downtown Moscow. During the talks, the members brought to the attention of the victims information on their alleged acquaintance with heads of various ministries and departments, gave well-known names. To exert psychological impact on the victims they provided false information, including criminal charges brought against them.
As a result, in Moscow in the period from September 2004 to May 2005 in members of organized criminal groups, under the leadership of Konovalenko by deception and abuse of trust stole the property of general managers of credit organizations and participants in commercial activities in particularly large amounts totaling more than 30 million roubles. Moreover, by committing fraud, they were going to steal property worth more than 29 million rubles, but their criminal activity was stopped in time.
